Brateanu Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Brateanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brateanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2571:78,1249,224
Moldova141:254,38322,033
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Brăteanu (9) are calculated separately.

Brateanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brateanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brateanu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Brăteanu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brateanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brateanu is the 930,678th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Brateanu reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 78,124. In Romania Brateanu is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 32 percent reside, Suceava County, where 19 percent reside and Botoșani County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brateanu
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